Pen and pencil grip



P. R. GEORGE.

PEN AND PENCIL GRIP.- APPLICATION FILED JULY 2.1920.

-1,41 1,691 Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

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.VPEN AND PENCIL GRIP.

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Application filed July 2,

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Be it known-that I; PHILLIP R. 'Gnoncr, a citizenof the United States,residinv at Chicago in the county of Cook and tate of ;Ill1noi.s,-;haveI invented certain new and useful Improvements .in Pen and Pencil Grips,of which the following isa specifica tion.

. This invention 1 relates to calligraphic devices and more particularlyto an improved grip for pens or {penci'ls'anddesigned by its presencegto causerthe -\"I 'lt9/I"l'/O"l101Cl the 'pen or pencil inlwhat .isaccepted as the writers and-preventing them from acquiring inaccuratehand'and finger inovementin riting. Likewise the inventionis designed toprevent -lthe, user being afiiicted with Writer s cramp, r

ln the accompanying. drawings Figure 1 is'a perspectiveiviewillustrating'onerform o'fthe-device appliedto a pencilaurd illustratingin dotted lines theman- Fig 2 .is a View in elevation looking at I {Elie,device embodying the present I inven-v tien preferably forrned Efrem,sheet metal such-fonexainple as aluminum, although any otherekindtofmetal or any. other material suitable for the purpose may .be employed.Also the device is preferably,- formed from Spec ification ofIietterslcatent.

Patented Apr-.4, 19 22.

1920. Serial No. 393,682.

a single integral sheet blankwhich has the general form illustrated inFig. 4c of the drawings. This blank comprises a portion which isindicated in general by the rei erence letter A and a portion B, and informing upthe device from the blank the blank ,isbent along the line ofjuncture C of its-two portionsA and B so that the portion B will extendperpendicularly across oneiace of the portion A. The said portion 13 isbent up to substantiallycylindrical form With its lateral edges nearlymeeting, so as to :forma sleeve 1 Which is open at one side asindicatedby the numeral 2 so that the sleeve maybe fitted-to practicallyany ordinarypenor pencil and may suit ablyexpand if thepen or pencilisot large d1ameter,:the sleeve-being thus adapted to fitpens orpencils ofvarious cross-sectional diameters and being capable of adjustmentlongitudinallythereof and being trictionally held 1n its positions ofadjustment. At its end opposite its .end which is joined to the portionA, the portionB is provided With a tongue-3 which is overturned as at 4about that edge oi theportion A oppositetheedge at Whichthe portion :13is joinedito the said portion A. In this manner the sleeve is firmly.joined and. secured to the portion. in position extending:perpendi'cularlv of one face thereof. V

"The portion ihiIlJbltlDkfOllll is inargin- Y ally of reniforin contourand at one side of the sleeve .1 is gradually bent upon itself along a:line diagonal .to ;the loi'igitu di'nal mediauline of theblank andindicated approximately at D in Fig. 41, to provide a wing 5 having anopen side presented in the general direction ot' the-sleeve 1 andlocated at the sameiside otthe-body of the portion A asis the-saidsleeve; PThiswing 5 is broader at its upperportionthan at its lowerportion and is'designed tomore orless snugly fitand partly. embraceztheforefinger ot the hand at and adjacent; the first joint of thesaidfinger, the sleeve 1. extending beside the fingerbetween theitip and-thefsecond joint SOgtilZtt the pen or pencil Whichis'fitted into thesleeve-will extend upwardly across the forefingerbetween the secondjoint and thelr-nuckle, the inter-mediate part orgbody vice is soapplied, occupying approximately a vertical plane.

The body portion A at the oppositeside of the sleeve 1 is bent more orless sharply upon itself as indicated by the numeral 6 so as to providea portion 7 which is approximately fiat and'which lies relatively closeto the outer face of the body portion A, and a portion 8 which is curvedupwardly and outwardly from the plane of the body portion A and providesa rest for the ball of the thumb.

It will be understood that the device may be fitted onto any ordinarypen or pencil and that when soapplied the forefinger may be engagedbeneath the wing 5 and the thumb may be brought to bear against thethumb rest 8 adjacent the relatively flat portion 7 of the device andthat when so grasped the pen or pencil will be caused to assume theproper angle with relation to the hand of, the writer and he will beinfluenced to writewith a wrist movement inasmuch-as the wing 5 soconfines the first joint of the forefinger as to prevent flexing of thisioint.

In that form of the device shown in Fig. 5 0f the drawings, the devicecomprises a sleeve 9 corresponding to the sleeve 1, a wing 10corresponding to the wing 5 and a wing 11 which takes'the place of theparts 7 and 8 comprising the thumb rest of the first described form andwhich wing 11 is curved laterally outwardly and thence upwardly withrelation to the plane of the body portion A of the device and which isopen at its upper side and'is designed toreceive and fit the thumb. Ofcourse, in this latter form ofthe device the thumb will be positivelyengaged and partly embraced by the wing 11 and therefore retained in itsproper positionwhereas in the first described form of the device thethumb is to be held against the thumb rest comprising the said portions7 and. 8. Otherwise the two forms of the device are substantiallyidentical.

' gagement with the index finger and thumb respectively, and a sleevearranged on one side of the body portion for the reception of a writinginstrument and provided at one end with a terminal tongue engaging theopposite side of said body portion.

2. A device oftheclass described comprising a' 'body portion having itsopposite ends bent to form wings disposed on oppo site sides thereof forengagement with the the body portion and of equal width therewith forthe reception of a writing instrument. one end of the'sleeve beingformed integral with the body portion and the other end thereof providedwith a tongue bent into engagement with the opposite side of said bodyportion for holding the sleeve against accidental displacement.

3. A device of the class described comprising a body portion havingoneend thereof curved laterally to form a wing for engagement with theindex finger and its opposite end bent in substantially parallelism withthe opposite side of the body portion and thence extended laterally toform a wing for engagement with the thumb, and a substantiallycylindrical split sleeve arranged on one side of the body portion andhaving one end thereof formed integral with said body portion and itsother end provided with a tongue extending over the adjacent edge of thebody portion and bearing against the opposite side thereof for holdingthe sleeve against displacement.

4. A device of the class described comprising a body portion wider thanit is long and having its opposite side edges bent in oppositedirections to'form wings for engagement with the forefinger and thumbrespectively, and a split cylindrical sleeve disposed'on one side of thebody portion and of the same width as said bodyportion for the receptionof a writing instrument, one end. of the sleeve heing formed integralwith the body portion and the other end thereof provided with a tongueextending over the adjacent edge of said body portion and in contactwith the other side thereof.

5. A blank for pen and pencil grips comprising an elongated body portionhaving a substantially rectangular portion connected therewith byreduced neck and disposedv at substantially right angles thereto, saidrec tangular portion being formed with a terminal tongue, the ends ofthe body portion being adapted to be bent'in opposite directions to formwings and the rectangular portion being adapted to be bent intosubstantially cylindrical form and folded against one face of the bodyportion with the tongue bent over the edge thereof and in contact withthe other face of said body portion.

6. Ablank for pen and pencil grips comprising an-elongated body portionhaving its upper edge curved in an arc from one end to the other andhaving its lower edge straight and connected by a reduced neck with asubstantiallyrectangular portion arranged at right angles to saidstraight edge;

ing formed with a tongue, the ends of the body portion being adapted tobe bent laterally in opposite directions to form Wings for engagementwith the thumb and 5 forefinger respectively, and the rectangularportion being adapted to be bent into sub stantially cylindrical formand folded at PHILLIP R. GEORGE [n s]

